COFFEA. £11 



stance, Clemaline^ similar to gluten. Bruised green 

 leaves used by our empirics as escharotic for foul vene- 

 real ulcers, and detergent of other sores. 



CLEOME EDULIS, Raf Fl. lud. Leaves eaten in 

 gombos, smell like Assafoetida. CL pentaphylla also, 

 it smells of garlic. 



CLINOPODIUM, L, JDogminL Equivalent of iV«- 

 peta: much weaken 



CLINTONIA, Raf Five species. See Sigillaria. 

 Blueberry^ Ciiscwn bv Algic tribes. Leaves used by 

 theni as a plaster for bruises and old sores, applied wet 

 or bruised. Berries sweetish, edible. 



CNICUS, J. Thistles. Bad weeds, the Canada this- 

 tle or Cr.arrensis above all. Those with bitter roots 

 tonic, used in poultices bv Cherokees, My Cn. ediilis of 

 Oregon, has edible roots/ Leaves of many hepatic, cor- 

 rect the bile in decoction or powder. 



CNIDIUM CANADENSE, S. T. (Sison do, L.) 

 TVild Chervil Roots eaten like Chervil in Canada. 



COCCOLABA miFERA, L. Seaside Grape of Flo- 

 rida, tropical plant, fruits too astringent to eat fresh. 



but make good pies, cause costiveness, good for diar- 

 rhoea. The extract of the wood is a kind of kino. 



COCHLEARIA, L. Scurvy Grass. All the species 

 antiscorbutic, Acrid, pungent, diuretic, stimulant, &c. 

 Whole plants used fresh (losing activity by drying) in 

 scurvy, cachexy, d^^opsy, hypochondria, pitui'tous asthma, 

 scorbutic rheumatism, pleurisy, cholics, cramps, tooth 

 ache, &c. in sallad, juice, conserve ^ they afford an acrid 

 volatile oil : the fresh root purgative, has been used 

 after poisoning by subiimaie : in poultice it blisters. 

 C. officinalis chiefly used. The C. armoracia is the Horse 

 Radish^ the root still more powerful, a hot stimulant, 

 has equal properties, useful for condiment in dropsical 

 and nhleeraatic comnlaiuts : srood external stimulant in 



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blisters on the skin j the infusion is emetic : used in the 

 above diseases, also hoarseness, agues, anorexia, &:c. 

 COFFEA, L. The Coftee tree, cnltivated in Florida. 



Dr. Grindel has cured fevers by one scruple of raw cof- 



Coffi 

 concrete oil. Terrified coftee in substance or usual de 



